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Tappei Nagatsuki


Re: Zero, Vol. 1: Starting Life in Another World

Re: Zero: Book 1

Tappei Nagatsuki

Having a Save Point's not as Convenient as you'd think...

Subaru Natsuki was just trying to get a snack at the convenience store but wound up summoned to another world. He encounters the usual things--life-threatening situations, silver haired beauties, cat fairies--you know, normal stuff. All that would be bad enough, but he's also gained the most inconvenient magical ability ever--time travel, but he's got to die to use it. How do you repay someone who saved your life when all you can do is die?

Re: Zero, Vol. 2: Starting Life in Another World

Re: Zero: Book 2

Tappei Nagatsuki

The only ability Subaru Natsuki gets when he's summoned to another world is time travel via his own death. But to save her, he'll die as many times as it takes.

This time, Repeating Death might not be enough...

Breaking free of his death loop in the royal capital, Subaru awakes in an opulent mansion, being tended to by the twin maids Ram and Rem. After sustaining terrible injuries, he has been taken to the home of the Provincial Lord Roswaal L. Mathers, Emilia's guardian. Subaru quickly comes to know the eccentric Lord of the manor, the inseperable twin maids, and the mysterious, childlike librarian, Beatrice. Their quiet, peaceful days abruptly end as another cycle of death begins! Subaru is the only one who remembers the time he's spent with the people he cares about, but will he be able to save them?

Re: Zero, Vol. 3: Starting Life in Another World

Re: Zero: Book 3

Tappei Nagatsuki

The only ability Subaru Natsuki gets when he's summoned to another world is time travel via his own death. But to save her, he'll die as many times as it takes.

The Best Ending Need a Perfect Play-Through...

After doing the unthinkable to get one more chance, Subaru wakes up in an all to familiar guest room. He knows exactly what he needs to do to survive--and make sure everyone else does, too. With no room for mistakes, Subaru is desperate to put on a perfect performance. But just when he needs to hold it together, his mental trauma pushes him to the edge. Subaru is trying to hang on until he can save everyone...but who will save Subaru?

Re: Zero, Vol. 4: Starting Life in Another World

Re: Zero: Book 4

Tappei Nagatsuki

The only ability Subaru Natsuki gets when he's summoned to another world is time travel via his own death. But to save her, he'll die as many times as it takes.

Death isn't the Only Way to Lose Progress...

At long last, Subaru can finally enjoy a breather...until an envoy visits to discuss the royal selection. Determined to help Emilia win the throne, Subaru accompanies her to the capital, but Emilia herself stubbornly refuses his assistance. As the tension grows between the royal candidates, so does the friction in the pair's relationship. Has Subaru's devotion gone to far?

Re: Zero, Vol. 5: Starting Life in Another World

Re: Zero: Book 5

Tappei Nagatsuki

The only ability Subaru Natsuki gets when he's summoned to another world is time travel via his own death. But to save her, he'll die as many times as it takes.

Even a Save Point might not be Enough to Fix This...

Subaru has really made a mess of things this time. After getting into a fight with the girl of his dreams, Subaru is stuck in the Karsten estate with Rem while Emilia heads home without him. Consumed by a sense of powerlessness, he spends his time desperately training--all the while wondering, "What's the Point?" Is there any reason for him to struggle at all? But while he grapples with his inner demons, the Witch Cult may no longer be content to sit back...

Re: Zero, Vol. 6: Starting Life in Another World

Re: Zero: Book 6

Tappei Nagatsuki

The only ability Subaru Natsuki gets when he's summoned to another world is time travel via his own death. But to save her, he'll die as many times as it takes.

Resets aren't a Promise Things Will get Better...

After suffering terribly at the hands of Petelgeuse, the Archbishop of Sloth, Subaru has returned once more to the capital with his ability, Return by Death. Swearing revenge, he'll need to find allies and borrow their strength to strike back at the Witch Cult and save Emilia. But how will he manage that when he has nothing to offer, powerless as he is...?

Re: Zero, Vol. 7: Starting Life in Another World

Re: Zero: Book 7

Tappei Nagatsuki

The only ability Subaru Natsuki gets when he's summoned to another world is time travel via his own death. But to save her, he'll die as many times as it takes.

Every Failed Save is Another Change to Make a Comeback...

Dying helplessly time and again has broken Subaru Natsuki's spirit, but Rem's words gave him the strength to stand up once more. Now, using what he has learned thanks to Return by Death, Subaru drags royal candidates Crusch and Anastasia into a desperate hunt for the White Whale in order to save Emilia. Many have gathered to defeat the Demon Beast of Mist, which has plagued the world for more then four centuries, including the beast-man mercenary group Iron Fangs, seasoned veterns yearning for vengeance, and a certain Sword Devil who is overjoyed that this moment has finally come...

Re: Zero, Vol. 8: Starting Life in Another World

Re: Zero: Book 8

Tappei Nagatsuki

The only ability Subaru Natsuki gets when he's summoned to another world is time travel via his own death. But to save her, he'll die as many times as it takes.

SAVE POINTS ARE NO EXCUSE FOR SLOTH...

The harrowing battle against the White Whale has finally been won, meaning Sabaru can focus on returning to the Mathers domain. This time, with soldiers from the expeditionary force as well as Julius at his back, he is ready to fight the Witch Cult raiders who are under the command of the Archbishop of Sloth, Petelgeuse Romanee-Conti! In order to thwart the madman's plot to inflict unspeakable tragedy upon the Lady Emilia and eveyone else Sabaru cares about, Subaru uses what little he had learned from Return-by-Death. Realizing that he can't save them alone, Sabaru will beg, plead, and cooperate with whomever it takes to defy fate itself!

Re: Zero, Vol. 9: Starting Life in Another World

Re: Zero: Book 9

Tappei Nagatsuki

The only ability Subaru Natsuki gets when he's summoned to another world is time travel via his own death. But to save her, he'll die as many times as it takes.

Having lost his deadly duel with Petelgeuse Romanée-Conti, Subaru Natsuki goes back in time once more.

Subaru returns to the world and, yet to shake off the effects of the ferocious battle, works with his allies to weave a new strategy - all to foil the wicked plans of the body-hopping Bishop of the Deadly Sins.

Emilia, remaining behind in Roswaal Manor, also realizes that something lurks in the vicinity of the mansion. She urges the populace to take refuge, but the circumstances of her birth prove to be a wall she is helpless to overcome. Yet the arrival of the "Sword Devil" offers her a ray of hope-

"If you tell me ten things you hate about yourself, I'll tell you twelve that I love about you."

The ninth volume of the popular web novel, a tale of encounters and farewells. The third arc, Return to the Capital, reaches its conclusion-!!

Re: Zero, Vol. 10: Starting Life in Another World

Re: Zero: Book 10

Tappei Nagatsuki

The only ability Subaru Natsuki gets when he's summoned to another world is time travel via his own death. But to save her, he'll die as many times as it takes.

The times may change, but the legends of adventuring never will!

With the Witch Cult and the Archbishop of Sloth defeated, Subaru Natsuki is finally reunited with Emilia. Overcoming their bitter parting, the two manage to reconcile only for new troubles to take center stage. Even though the coast is now clear, half of the villagers who escaped have yet to return. Hoping to meet up with Roswaal, Ram, and the missing residents of Earlham, Subaru and the others head toward the Sanctuary. Waiting for them inside are the unwelcoming inhabitants of the Sanctuary and a very suspiciously amused Roswaal. Though Subaru tries his best to find a way to bring everyone home, when past and present collide, he'll come face-to-face with a Witch who lives in his dreams!

Re: Zero, Vol. 11: Starting Life in Another World

Re: Zero: Book 11

Tappei Nagatsuki

The only ability Subaru Natsuki gets when he's summoned to another world is time travel via his own death. But to save her, he'll die as many times as it takes.

Searching for even the slightest clue on how to escape the barrier of Sanctuary, Subaru must rely on Return from Death once more! Beginning the loop again, he must find the courage to face Elza, the terrifying assassin obsessed with gouging out the innards of her targets-and the first person to kill Subaru! The greatest challenge he'll have to face isn't knives or swords, but confusion when events play out completely differently from his last life!

Re: Zero, Vol. 12: Starting Life in Another World

Re: Zero: Book 12

Tappei Nagatsuki

The only ability Subaru Natsuki gets when he's summoned to another world is time travel via his own death. But to save her, he'll die as many times as it takes.

It seems no matter how many times Subaru returns to Sanctuary using his ability Return by Death, nothing ever goes the same way twice. Unexpected things keep happening, and the truth he learns threatens to crush him. He'll have to get back up if the world is to have any hope of avoiding the impending whiteout...

Re: Zero, Vol. 13: Starting Life in Another World

Re: Zero: Book 13

Tappei Nagatsuki

The only ability Subaru Natsuki gets when he's summoned to another world is time travel via his own death. But to save her, he'll die as many times as it takes.

Having caught a glimpse of the hellish future that might await him, Subaru braces himself for a second trial that has taken a strange form! Surrounding him are six witches, each bearing the name of a terrible sin, and the final witch who destroyed them all has finally arrived as well...

Re: Zero, Vol. 14: Starting Life in Another World

Re: Zero: Book 14

Tappei Nagatsuki

The only ability Subaru Natsuki gets when he's summoned to another world is time travel via his own death. But to save her, he'll die as many times as it takes.

After settling things with Garfiel and bringing him onto their side, Subaru and his dearest friends prepare for the next challenges they must overcome. Emilia challenges the tomb's Trial once more to confront her painful past while one of the Ryuzu clones recounts how the Sanctuary came to be, recalling the history of this fateful place.

Re: Zero, Vol. 15: Starting Life in Another World

Re: Zero: Book 15

Tappei Nagatsuki

The only ability Subaru Natsuki gets when he's summoned to another world is time travel via his own death. But to save her, he'll die as many times as it takes.

THIS IS WHAT IT TAKES TO BE EMILIA'S KNIGHT!

Bestial roars echo across Roswaal Manor as Elsa and Garfiel finally collide. Leaving this dire foe to his dependable ally, Subaru has his long-awaited reunion with Beatrice. Whether she'll listen to him this time is still anyone's guess. Meanwhile, Emilia forges ahead in the Trials and confronts the unknowable present: a world portraying impossible happiness filled with the blessings of the Witch. With his friends scattered across the map and exotic demon beasts closing in, it's up to Subaru to cut open a path to the future for them all--no exceptions and no one left behind!

Re: Zero, Vol. 16: Starting Life in Another World

Re: Zero: Book 16

Tappei Nagatsuki

The only ability Subaru Natsuki gets when he's summoned to another world is time travel via his own death. But to save her, he'll die as many times as it takes.

One year after the battle in the Sanctuary, a message arrives from Anastasia-an invitation for Emilia and her supporters to visit the city of Priestella. There, they will meet many familiar faces and see many amazing sights. As they take in the sights and rekindle old friendships, malevolent forces lurk behind the scenes. What new tragedy does fate have in store for them?

Re: Zero, Vol. 17: Starting Life in Another World

Re: Zero: Book 17

Tappei Nagatsuki

The only ability Subaru Natsuki gets when he's summoned to another world is time travel via his own death. But to save her, he'll die as many times as it takes.

TIME ATTACK CHALLENGE!

Pristella is minutes away from disaster, and Subaru is the only one who has any idea what's coming. Sirius, the Archibishop of Wrath, has an insidious power and is more than willing to use it to commit an act of terror in the name of love. To have any hope of saving the city's residents, Subaru will first need to figure out how to handle the shortest time limit Return by Death has ever given him. Will his powerful allies and newfound skills be enough to keep the Water Gate City safe from the catastrophe that's about to come knocking?

Re: Zero, Vol. 18: Starting Life in Another World

Re: Zero: Book 18

Tappei Nagatsuki

The only ability Subaru Natsuki gets when he's summoned to another world is time travel via his own death. But to save her, he'll die as many times as it takes.

After Subaru and his friends fail to retake city hall, the Water Gate City of Pristella is hit by a deluge of muddy water. Though Subaru vows to turn the tide, the Witch Cult's Archbishops continue to plunge the city deeper into chaos, calling forth otherworldly beasts to sow madness and terror. With his allies scattered, Subaru bets it all on a gambit that could reverse his fortunes in one fell swoop!

Re: Zero, Vol. 19: Starting Life in Another World

Re: Zero: Book 19

Tappei Nagatsuki

The only ability Subaru Natsuki gets when he's summoned to another world is time travel via his own death. But to save her, he'll die as many times as it takes.

In order to reclaim their city from enemy forces, the royal selection candidates and the knights finally face off against the Witch Cult Archbishop! Meanwhile, Subaru and Reinhardt crash the worst wedding ever to rescue Emilia from the clutches of Regulus, Archbishop of Greed. But will this tag team consisting of the weakest and strongest knights in the kingdom be enough to topple their "invincible" opponent?

Re: Zero, Vol. 20: Starting Life In Another World

Re: Zero: Book 20

Tappei Nagatsuki

THIS FIGHT IS JUST GETTING STARTED!

The only ability Subaru Natsuki gets when he's summoned to another world is time travel via his own death. But to save her, he'll die as many times as it takes.

Despite terrible odds, the Archbishop of Greed and the Archbishop of Wrath have been defeated. Still, the battle for Pristella rages on! The unending hunger of Gluttony, the insatiable desire of Lust, the unquenchable fighting spirit of Eight-Arms Kurgan, and the never-ending karma of the former Sword Saint all threaten the peace of the city. Sparks fly as Sabaru and his freinds continue the fight beneath the silvery moon. Their hope to turn things around may lie in an old vow, a promise with a friend and the Astrea family!

Re: Zero, Vol. 21: Starting Life in Another World

Re: Zero: Book 21

Tappei Nagatsuki

The only ability Subaru Natsuki gets when he's summoned to another world is time travel via his own death. But to save her, he'll die as many times as it takes.

The Witch Cult has finally been driven from the Water Gate City, but the turbulent events have left deep scars. Far too many people have even been robbed of their very identities. In order to save them, Subaru and his friends set off on a dangerous journey to the Pleaides Watchtower. To get there, they will need to cross the Auguria Sand Dunes, home to vicious demon beasts of every kind. But they have nothing to fear with their companions the Demon Beast Master, the twin sisters Ram and Rem, and the Finest of Knights Julius... right?

Re: Zero, Vol. 22: Starting Life in Another World

Re: Zero: Book 22

Tappei Nagatsuki

The only ability Subaru Natsuki gets when he's summoned to another world is time travel via his own death. But to save her, he'll die as many times as it takes.

WHEN WILL THE EXAMS END?

Subaru makes history with his friends after reaching the unreachable tower deep in an unpassable land that even Reinhard finds inhospitable. Waiting for them is a Sage who is quite different from all the stories... not to mention several tests set up centuries earlier to judge the worthiness of visitors seeking the untold knowledge resting within the tower. If they pass, access to the hidden wisdom of the legendary Sage may help them find a way to save Rem and the other victims of the Witch Cult. Fail... and they might not leave alive...

Re: Zero, Vol. 23: Starting Life in another World

Re: Zero: Book 23

Tappei Nagatsuki

The only ability Subaru Natsuki gets when he's summoned to another world is time travel via his own death. But to save her, he'll die as many times as it takes.

The trials in the Pleiades Watchtower are underway! The promise of untold knowledge and maybe a way to save their friends is what brought Subaru's party here and though they have had some initial success, they're currently stuck, unsure how they can get past Reid Astrea, the legend himself. And if that wasn't enough trouble, Subaru might have finally lost... his memories?!

Re: Zero, Vol. 24: Starting Life in another World

Re: Zero: Book 24

Tappei Nagatsuki

The only ability Subaru Natsuki gets when he's summoned to another world is time travel via his own death. But to save her, he'll die as many times as it takes.

THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES...

Subaru has forgotten almost everything that happened since he first came to this strange new world, and he still has no idea why. The only thing he knows for sure is that if he doesn't figure out what's going on soon, he and his friends are going to die horribly in this danger-filled tower. There are hungry archbishops, a living legend, and even a giant scorpion skulking around. Worse, they still haven't made any progress with the examination. Subaru's only hope may be in the Taygeta archive, where the memories of untold millions lie within the books of the dead...

Re: Zero, Vol. 25: Starting Life in Another World

Re: Zero: Book 25

Tappei Nagatsuki

The only ability Subaru Natsuki gets when he's summoned to another world is time travel via his own death. But to save her, he'll die as many times as it takes.

Subaru Natsuki is determined to make it through the Pleiades Tower without losing anyone, and he's willing to die however many times it takes. It's going to take more than just guts to get everyone out and Subaru's still only one man. Luckily, his friends won't let him brave the challenges of the tower alone. And then it appears--his own book of the dead, a record of pasts that never came to be...

Re: Zero Ex, Vol. 1: The Dream of the Lion King

Re: Zero Ex: Book 1

Tappei Nagatsuki

The bestselling series from author Tappei Nagatsuki continues in this spin-off where some of your favorite characters capture the spotlight!

THEIR DREAM FOR THE FUTURE WAS BORN LONG AGO...

During the royal selection, Duchess Crusch Karsten declares her plans for the Dragonfriend Kingdom of Lugunica: to destroy the covenant with the Dragon and rebuild the nation stronger than before. But where did her radical vision come from? Why does she want to change her country so badly? The answer lies in her past...

This collection of short stories chronicles Crusch's growth into a nobel Duchess vying for the crown, her vassal Ferris's struggles with knighthood and family, and their love for the warm-hearted young prince who inspired them both.

Re: Zero Ex, Vol. 2: The Love Song of the Sword Devil

Re: Zero Ex: Book 2

Tappei Nagatsuki

When a devil falls for an angel...

Long ago, a great war raged between the royal military of Lugunica and the demi-humans. On that battlefield, a noteworthy young warrior was born---Wilhelm Trias, dubbed the Sword Devil. But despite his skill with a blade, the boy would need to grow much more before he could become a true hero. This is the story of a legendary swordsman--and how he learned to love.

Re: Zero Ex, Vol. 3: The Love Ballad of the Sword Devil

Re: Zero Ex: Book 3

Tappei Nagatsuki

THE WAR IS OVER, BUT THE WEDDING IS JUST BEGINNING...

After overcoming more obstacles than any couple should have to endure, Wilhelm and Theresia can finally be together. The hopeful bride and groom soon discover, though, that wedded bliss comes with trials all its own. After a shaky ceremony and an overly crowded honeymoon, the Sword Devil and Sword Saint get to enjoy carefree days tackling mundane headaches and the impositions of their loved ones-but true danger lurks around the corner when the world cries out for the devil of the sword once more!

Re: Zero Ex, Vol. 4: The Great Journeys

Re: Zero Ex: Book 4

Tappei Nagatsuki

Murder in the empire means war for the Kingdom of Lugunica!

While Julius, Reinhard, and Ferris are on a diplomatic mission to secure a peace treaty, a Volakian general winds up dead. All fingers point to...the Sword Saint? The three knights find themselves on the run and abduct the ruler of the Empire himself, Vincent Volakia. Their only hope is to stay alive long enough to uncover the real culprit behind the killing. With the famous Nine Divine Generals after them, however, that might be easier said than done!

Re: Zero Ex, Vol. 5: The Tale of the Scarlett Princess

Re: Zero Ex: Book 5

Tappei Nagatsuki

In the Sacred Empire of Vollachia, largest of the Four Great Nations, the strong rise to the top and the weak sink to the bottom. No one is exempt from this ironclad mandate--not even the Emperor. Prisca Benedict, a discerning member of the Vollachian royal family, is still but a child when she is thrust into the Emperor Selection Ceremony to determine her father's successor. Now, she must face off against her own siblings in a battle for the crown... where only one of them can make it out alive.

Re: Zero, Short Story Collection, Vol. 1

Short Story Collection: Book 1

Tappei Nagatsuki

STARTING FROM ZERO AGAIN!

A curious visitor has arrived at Roswaal Manor, bringing with her fantastic tales of heroes and faraway places?and also a spot of trouble. Meanwhile, Rem works very hard around the manor. Perhaps too hard. So for at least one day, everyone agrees to chip in to give her a break that she, naturally, has no idea how to spend. Al, on the other hand, would prefer to work as little as possible. Unfortunately, his master Priscilla's husband has been weaving a web of intrigue, and Al will have to decide how he wants to navigate the shadows of his new home.

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